FREE AT LAST – AT 11:31 A.M. ET: The women of Colorado appear not to be following the script written for them by left-wing Democrats. Ah, independence. From the Washington Examiner:
DENVER, Colo. — There is a gender gap in the Senate race here in Colorado, and, contrary to popular perception, it is Mark Udall's problem.
The race between the incumbent Democratic senator and his Republican challenger, Rep. Cory Gardner, has at times been a mire of gender politics. For months, Udall attacked Gardner incessantly on the issues of abortion and birth control, in an effort to run up an advantage among women voters so large that it would ensure victory on Nov. 4.
But that's not how things are working out. According to a variety of public and private polling, while Udall enjoys a lead among Colorado women, Gardner has a far bigger advantage among men. The difference is so pronounced that if it continues through election day, Gardner will win.
There are a lot of competing numbers on the gender gap, and none of them are good for Udall. A recent Quinnipiac poll found Udall leading by four points among women — but Gardner leading by 13 points among men. Another recent poll, by the Democratic firm Public Policy Polling, also found Udall up by four points among women, with Gardner leading by 11 points among men. A CNN poll more than a week ago found Udall leading by nine points among women, but Gardner leading by an astonishing 20 points among men. Any of those scenarios would be disastrous for the Democrat.
COMMENT: It's the old story. Democratic policies on women are dictated by radical feminists, who really do believe that American women get up every morning thinking about abortion.
Udall's campaign has been an insult to women, a talking-down, an infantilization. His numbers among women serve him right.
October 26, 2014 |